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2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 11
Record11–3 (4–2 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStephen Lee (3rd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorNick Paremski (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern New Mexico +   5 – 1     7 – 3  
Tarleton State +   5 – 1     7 – 3  
No. 11 West Texas A&M ^   4 – 2     11 – 3  
Midwestern State   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Texas A&M–Commerce #   2 – 4     7 – 5  
Angelo State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Texas A&M–Kingsville   0 – 6     2 – 8  
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2013 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by first-year head coach Mike Nesbitt. The team played its home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas. The Buffaloes finished the season with an overall record of 11–3 with a LSC record of 4–2, finishing third in the conference.

The team received a bid to the NCAA Division II Playoffs as the sixth seed in Super Region 4, losing to Grand Valley State 28–35 in the quarterfinals; to date, this is the last season the Buffaloes have made the Division II playoffs. For the 2013 season, Nesbitt served under the interim tag before being named the Buffaloes' full-time head coach following the season.[1]

Senior quarterback Dustin Vaughan broke the program record for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Vaughan was one of three finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy.[2] Vaughn would ultimately finish second in voting.[3]

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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On August 22, just weeks before the team's opening game, the university announced that head coach Don Carthel had been fired. According to the press release, Carthel was dismissed for misleading university officials about buying tickets for two players on the football team and instructed the players to lie about where the tickets came from.[4]

Mike Nesbitt, who had been originally hired as assistant head coach and offensive line coach, was named the Buffaloes' interim head coach.[1]

Preseason

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LSC media poll

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The LSC media poll was released on July 29, 2013. The Buffaloes were predicted to finish first in the conference.[5]

LSC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 West Texas A&M 141 (16)
2 Midwestern State 124 (3)
3 Tarleton State 99 (1)
4 Texas A&M–Kingsville 82 (1)
5 Angelo State 69
6 Eastern New Mexico 39
7 Texas A&M–Commerce 34

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 72:00 p.m.at Western State (CO)*No. 3
W 48–21752
September 127:00 p.m.vs. No. 18 Chadron State*No. 4
W 34–313,093
September 216:00 p.m.Texas A&M–CommerceNo. 4
W 62–2811,126
September 287:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 4
W 69–711,500
October 53:00 p.m.Central State*daggerNo. 4
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 72–013,876
October 127:00 p.m.at No. 21 Tarleton StateNo. 4
L 27–318,147
October 196:00 p.m.Angelo StateNo. 17
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 34–305,487
October 262:00 p.m.at McMurry*No. 16
W 90–572,134
November 26:00 p.m.Eastern New MexicoNo. 15
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 38–397,167
November 96:00 p.m.West Georgia*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 63–236,178
November 161:00 p.m.at Midwestern StateNo. 25
W 19–128,123
November 2311:00 a.m.at No. 10 Indianapolis*No. 19
W 27–143,106
November 3012:00 p.m.at No. 7 Ohio Dominican*No. 19
W 34–27783
December 712:00 p.m.at No. 22 Grand Valley StateNo. 19
L 28–354,296
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

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See also: 2013 NCAA Division II football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCA3 (1)44444 (1)171615RV251911

Personnel

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2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Anthony Johnson Jr
WR 3 Jeremy Watson Jr
RB 4 Geremy Alridge-Mitchell So
RB 5 Aaron Harris Sr
WR 6 Jarrian Rhone So
WR 8 Nathan Slaughter Sr
QB 10 Dustin Vaughan Sr
WR 11 Torrence Allen Sr
QB 12 David Lehocky Jr
WR 14 Jace Jackson Sr
WR 15 Word Hudson So
QB 16 Jared Cate  Fr
QB 17 Preston Rabb So
RB 28 Jamison Sterns Jr
RB 30 Marcell Porter Fr
RB 45 Deshaun Rawls Jr
OL 55 Austin Carson  Fr
OL 59 Jared Wesley  Fr
OL 60 Toriese Thomas Fr
OL 62 Garrett Neuman Fr
OL 63 Nick Phillips Fr
OL 64 Craig Watts Sr
OL 65 Joshua Keith Fr
OL 66 Aaron Ploeger Fr
OL 67 Marcus Clements Jr
OL 68 Terry Banks Jr
OL 70 Jamil Williams Jr
OL 71 Terrance Harris Sr
OL 72 Dillon Vaughan Fr
OL 73 Marc Waller Sr
OL 74 Emory Atterberry Jr
OL 75 Larson Crume So
OL 76 Stephan Dube Sr
OL 77 Arthur Fatu Jr
OL 78 Patrick Ward Sr
OL 79 Justin Griego  Fr
WR 80 Dimitri Donald So
WR 81 Sidney Parker Sr
WR 82 Trevor Hammargren Sr
WR 84 Jacob Hancock Jr
WR 85 Dominique Messer Fr
WR 87 Akeem Harrison Fr
TE 88 Preston Armstrong  Fr
WR 89 Jordan Jones Fr
QB Ethan Brinkley Fr
RB Isiah Cowan Fr
TE Jerrod Dubois Fr
WR Johnny Gaines Jr
WR Freddy Gibbs Fr
WR Joshua Kenebrew Fr
WR Lorenzo Mervin Jr
WR Raymond Racine Fr
QB Seth Reagan Fr
WR Dontha Robinson Fr
RB C. J. Washington Fr
OL Tyler Wise Fr
TE Jonathan Witt Jr
RB Joshua Woods Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Stormy Butler Jr
DB 7 Anthony Hayes So
DB 9 Dwight Morrison Sr
LB 18 Bryan Johnson Sr
DB 19 John McSheffery Sr
DB 20 Chris Ceazer So
DB 21 Torian Oakley Jr
DB 22 Curtis Slater Sr
DB 23 Kendrele Staten So
DB 24 Will Toliver  Fr
LB 25 LeBrandon Mosley Sr
DB 26 Brandon Green Jr
DB 29 Colton McDonald Fr
LB 32 Taylor McCuller Sr
DL 33 David Christmas Sr
LB 34 Cameron Warren Jr
DB 35 Myles Wheeler  Fr
LB 36 Christian McBride So
DB 38 Ethan Morriss So
LB 40 Chris Olson Sr
LB 42 Jonathan Atchison Sr
LB 44 Sergey Sadovoy So
LB 45 Patrick Youngman  Fr
LB 46 Kyle Voss Sr
LB 47 Jared Francis Jr
LB 50 Alex Olson  Fr
LB 51 Nick Whitt Sr
LB 53 Connor Allen Fr
LB 54 Kyler Gregory Jr
LB 56 Carter James Fr
DL 57 Kennedy Nwanne Fr
DL 61 Derriel Collins  Fr
DL 69 Alex Tucci So
DL 90 Ethan Westbrooks Sr
DL 91 John Sheehy Jr
DL 92 Meili Valele Jr
DL 93 Lapear Willrich  Fr
DL 95 Shane Pennix Sr
DL 96 Kedrick Dial Jr
DL 97 Kevon Hunter  Fr
DL 98 Roland Gonzalez  Fr
DL 99 Jacob Laguna So
DB T. J. Broden Fr
DL Tanner Graham Fr
DL Conner Jetton Fr
DB Tarin Lee Sr
LB Steven Miller Fr
LB Gavin Nesbitt Fr
DB Hunter Streuling Fr
LB Tanner Vestal Fr
LB Anthony Walker Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, K 13 Kevin Vanvoris Sr
K 41 Sergio Castillo Sr
DS 48 Ramon Lopez Sr
DS 58 Josh Beal So
DS 83 Conner Hollabaugh  Fr
K Jose Arzate  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Stephen Lee
    Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Nick Paremski
    Defensive coordinator
  • Brett Watson
    Defensive line
  • Rashad Sanders
    Outside linebackers
  • John Kenjura
    Defensive backs
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2024

Game summaries

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At Western State (CO)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Buffaloes 17 17 7 7 48
Mountaineers 0 0 0 21 21
Statistics WTAMU WSCU
First downs 30 14
Total yards 562 267
Rushing yards 88 18
Passing yards 474 249
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 31:39 28:21
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 37/57, 470 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Geremy Alridge 11 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Torrence Allen 12 receptions, 206 yards, 2 TD
Western State Passing Brett Arrivey 22/33, 177 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Arius Norris 4 rushes, 13 yards
Receiving Travis Haney 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD

Vs. No. 18 Chadron State (LSC Football Festival)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Eagles 21 3 7 0 31
No. 4 Buffaloes 3 3 10 18 34
Statistics CSC WTAMU
First downs 25 23
Total yards 464 462
Rushing yards 242 109
Passing yards 222 353
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 33:49 26:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Chadron State Passing John McLain 28/40, 222 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Glen Clinton 24 rushes, 143 yards, TD
Receiving Chapman Ham 8 receptions, 61 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 29/41, 353 yards, TD
Rushing Aaron Harris 17 rushes, 103 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Torrence Allen 8 receptions, 124 yards

Texas A&M–Commerce

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See also: 2013 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 14 0 7 7 28
No. 4 Buffaloes 21 3 14 24 62
Statistics TAMUC WTAMU
First downs 23 31
Total yards 331 590
Rushing yards 64 82
Passing yards 267 508
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 26:09 33:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce Passing Tyrik Rollison 15/29, 258 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Aaron Fields 4 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving Vernon Johnson 3 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 36/62, 508 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Geremy Alridge 4 rushes, 44 yards, TD
Receiving Anthony Johnson 9 receptions, 181 yards, TD

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Buffaloes 7 24 35 3 69
Javelinas 0 7 0 0 7
Statistics WTAMU TAMUK
First downs 25 14
Total yards 419 188
Rushing yards 118 96
Passing yards 301 92
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 26:51 33:09
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 25/33, 227 yards, TD
Rushing Jamison Sterns 6 rushes, 44 yards
Receiving Jace Jackson 6 receptions, 72 yards
Texas A&M–Kingsville Passing Aaron Bueno 13/23, 92 yards, TD
Rushing Cornelius Shackelford 14 rushes, 47 yards
Receiving C. J. Griggs 2 receptions, 24 yards

Central State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Marauders 0 0 0 0 0
No. 4 Buffaloes 20 24 7 21 72
Statistics CSU WTAMU
First downs 17 32
Total yards 305 663
Rushing yards 126 169
Passing yards 179 494
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 36:08 23:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Central State Passing Michael Wilson 16/32, 124 yards, INT
Rushing Michael Wilson 15 rushes, 52 yards
Receiving Zach Thomas 6 receptions, 59 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 33/41, 438 yards, 7 TD
Rushing Aaron Harris 6 rushes, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Anthony Johnson 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD

At No. 21 Tarleton State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Buffaloes 13 14 0 0 27
No. 21 Texans 3 0 7 21 31
Statistics WTAMU TSU
First downs 22 30
Total yards 360 560
Rushing yards 105 133
Passing yards 255 427
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 32:05 27:55
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 25/43, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Aaron Harris 17 rushes, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Torrence Allen 5 receptions, 74 yards
Tarleton State Passing Jake Fenske 25/42, 388 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Zach Henshaw 22 rushes, 107 yards
Receiving Le'Nard Meyers 8 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD

Angelo State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 16 7 0 30
No. 17 Buffaloes 7 12 0 15 34
Statistics ASU WTAMU
First downs 27 25
Total yards 554 519
Rushing yards 256 48
Passing yards 298 471
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 35:41 24:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Angelo State Passing Kyle Washington 22/36, 298 yards, TD
Rushing Kyle Washington 11 rushes, 106 yards, TD
Receiving Joey Knight 9 receptions, 106 yards, TD
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 32/58, 471 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Geremy Alridge 10 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving Torrence Allen 12 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TD

At McMurry

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buffaloes 24 28 31 7 90
War Hawks 14 14 21 8 57
Statistics WTAMU MCM
First downs 28 40
Total yards 693 708
Rushing yards 241 300
Passing yards 452 408
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 27:29 32:31
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 27/40, 452 yards, 6 TD, INT
Rushing Aaron Harris 11 rushes, 136 yards, TD
Receiving Anthony Johnson 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD
McMurry Passing Gabe Rodriguez 28/46, 344 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Paxton Grayer 12 rushes, 159 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Greg Livingston 8 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD

Eastern New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Greyhounds 0 17 7 15 39
No. 15 Buffaloes 14 17 7 0 38
Statistics ENMU WTAMU
First downs 24 23
Total yards 380 484
Rushing yards 232 12
Passing yards 148 472
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 33:02 26:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern New Mexico Passing Jeremy Buurma 8/16, 148 yards, TD
Rushing Christian Long 27 rushes, 121 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Ricky Milks 2 receptions, 49 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 38/57, 472 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Geremy Alridge 2 rushes, 19 yards
Receiving Torrence Allen 11 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD

West Georgia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolves 0 7 7 9 23
Buffaloes 7 28 14 14 63
Statistics UWG WTAMU
First downs 25 25
Total yards 435 546
Rushing yards 290 167
Passing yards 145 379
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 35:11 24:07
Team Category Player Statistics
West Georgia Passing Austin Trainor 4/9, 83 yards
Rushing Quan Jones 19 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Malcolm Johnson 1 reception, 56 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 29/41, 370 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Aaron Harris 16 rushes, 145 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Torrence Allen 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD

At Midwestern State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Buffaloes 3 6 0 10 19
Mustangs 3 0 3 6 12
Statistics WTAMU MSU
First downs 22 14
Total yards 315 284
Rushing yards 65 123
Passing yards 250 161
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 30:57 29:03
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 23/46, 250 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Aaron Harris 13 rushes, 38 yards
Receiving Torrence Allen 7 receptions, 94 yards
Midwestern State Passing Jake Glover 10/18, 116 yards, INT
Rushing Keidrick Jackson 25 rushes, 132 yards, TD
Receiving Mark Strange 7 receptions, 117 yards

At No. 10 Indianapolis (NCAA Division II First Round)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Buffaloes 7 10 10 0 27
No. 10 Greyhounds 7 0 7 0 14
Statistics WTAMU INDY
First downs 28 17
Total yards 435 312
Rushing yards 115 122
Passing yards 320 190
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 34:15 25:45
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 37/47, 320 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Aaron Harris 13 rushes, 59 yards
Receiving Torrence Allen 15 receptions, 146 yards, TD
Indianapolis Passing Connor Barthel 19/37, 190 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Klay Fiechter 16 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving Greg Johnson 5 receptions, 64 yards

At No. 7 Ohio Dominican (NCAA Division II Second Round)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Buffaloes 0 7 6 21 34
No. 7 Panthers 7 0 6 14 27
Statistics WTAMU ODU
First downs 30 24
Total yards 530 392
Rushing yards 114 143
Passing yards 416 249
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 37:12 22:48
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 39/52, 416 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Geremy Alridge 18 rushes, 76 yards
Receiving Torrence Allen 11 receptions, 145 yards, TD
Ohio Dominican Passing Mark Miller 20/33, 249 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Brandon Schoen 14 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving Nate Weeks 6 receptions, 103 yards

At No. 4 Grand Valley State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Buffaloes 14 14 0 0 28
No. 4 Lakers 7 7 21 0 35
Statistics WTAMU GV
First downs 23 22
Total yards 434 295
Rushing yards 37 76
Passing yards 397 219
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 33:03 26:57
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 36/56, 397 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Aaron Harris 16 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving Anthony Johnson 11 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD
Grand Valley State Passing Heath Parling 16/32, 219 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Chris Robinson 16 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Kirk Spencer 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mike Nesbitt - Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Mayer, Jacob (December 19, 2013). "Vaughan to learn Hill Trophy decision". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dustin Vaughan - Hall of Honor". Lone Star Conference. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Don Carthel ousted as WT football coach". Amarillo Globe-News. August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Football: Preseason poll announced". Lone Star Conference. July 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 29, 2024.
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